BOLTON’S Christmas Market will open this Thursday.

Stallholders will set up in Victoria Square, offering a variety of fine food, drinks and unique gifts.

One of the highlights of the four-day market will be a traditional Polish beer garden, which will also sell hot Pimms to warm up shoppers.

Cllr John Byrne, Bolton Council’s executive member for development, said: “It will be a fantastically festive place to do your Christmas shopping, which will really make the town centre come alive.”

The market’s opening times are Thursday, 10am to 8pm, Friday and Saturday, 10am to 7pm, and Sunday, 10am to 4.30pm.